Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/n̥-

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This Proto-Indo-European entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Indo-European

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Etymology

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    Zero grade form of the sentence negative *ne, used with verbal adjectives and forming bahuvrihis.

    Prefix

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    *n̥-

    1. not, un-
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    Descendants

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    • Proto-Albanian: *a-
      • Albanian: e-
    • Proto-Armenian:
      • Old Armenian: ան- (an-) (see there for further descendants)
    • Proto-Celtic: *an- (see there for further descendants)
    • Proto-Germanic: *un- (see there for further descendants)
    • Proto-Hellenic: *ə- (see there for further descendants)
    • Proto-Indo-Iranian: *a- (see there for further descendants)
    • Proto-Italic: *ən- (see there for further descendants)
    • Proto-Tocharian: *e(n)-[1] (see there for further descendants)

    References

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    1. ^ Adams, Douglas Q. (2013) “2e(n)-”, in A Dictionary of Tocharian B: Revised and Greatly Enlarged (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 10), Amsterdam, New York: Rodopi, →ISBN, page 88